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Wilson's mask for the latest album [[All Hope Is Gone]] is known to have its eyebrows and mouth move in a mechanical fashion and also has antennae at the top of the mask which can also move. The electronic glass eyes on his mask are also known to light up different colors, most notably red as seen during the music video for "[[Psychosocial (song)|Psychosocial]]."
Wilson's mask for the latest album [[All Hope Is Gone]] is known to have its eyebrows and mouth move in a mechanical fashion and also has antennae at the top of the mask which can also move. The electronic glass eyes on his mask are also known to light up different colors, most notably red as seen during the music video for "[[Psychosocial (song)|Psychosocial]]."


==Facts==
==Trivia==
Although Joey Jordison is the shortest member, Wilson is the youngest member, at age 31.
Although Joey Jordison is the shortest member, Wilson is the youngest member, at age 31.


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Sid Wilson

Sidney George Wilson (born January 20, 1977) also known simply as Sid, Ratboy, DJ Moonboots, #0 and DJ Starscream, is an American musician most widely known as the turntablist of Slipknot.

Personal life and career

Sid Wilson was born in Des Moines, Iowa (though his family comes from England). He was born with extra digits on his hands and feet, but these were removed shortly after. He performs in Slipknot, and also tours as DJ Starscream, a name which derived from the Transformers character of the same name. He is a fan of the Transformers franchise, and even evidences this with the tattoos of the series' most prominent factions, the Autobots and Decepticons, on the back of his hands.

Wilson is notorious for his on-stage antics while performing with Slipknot. He has been known to initiate fights during shows with percussionist Shawn Crahan, to jump into the crowd and to set himself on fire. In his interview on the band's 2006 DVD, Voliminal: Inside the Nine, he stated that in the future he would cease these stunts for fear of being arrested and charged with attempted suicide for his human inferno act, and that, "When it comes to jumping off stages, there have been too many close calls." During the first show of the 2008 Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival in Auburn, WA he jumped from a piece of stage equipment and broke both of his heels.[1] Wilson was determined to continue the tour with his bandmates and played the tour in a wheelchair. Recently in October 2008 he has been seen with a cane onstage.

Outside Slipknot, Wilson has made a following in Japan as a jungle musician, under the pseudonym DJ Starscream, and is currently signed to the Japanese record label N2O Records.[2] He recently collaborated with The Mad Capsule Markets vocalist Hiroshi Kyono on a song called "HAKAI (Deathtroy)" released on The Songs for Death Note the movie～the Last name Tribute～, a tribute album dedicated to the live action movie for the second Death Note film.[3] A remix of the track also appeared on the Wagdug Futuristic Unity mini-album Nu Riot and 2008 album Hakai.[4]

Mask

Sid's first mask was a Canadian C3 Gas Mask and seven other models of gas masks. The C3 was used for the self titled album cover. The next mask he used for Iowa had the same face, except that there is teeth in the mouth area. It is also a full head mask that resembled a skull. For Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses), Wilson's mask dropped away from the gas mask face motif. It now looked like an actual skull, with crooked teeth. Halfway through the tour, however, he changed the mask to a full-head skull, as he had shaved his hair off.

Wilson's mask for the latest album All Hope Is Gone is known to have its eyebrows and mouth move in a mechanical fashion and also has antennae at the top of the mask which can also move. The electronic glass eyes on his mask are also known to light up different colors, most notably red as seen during the music video for "Psychosocial."

Trivia

Although Joey Jordison is the shortest member, Wilson is the youngest member, at age 31.

Discography

Main article: Slipknot discography

With Slipknot

DJ Starscream

Remix Albums

Solo Albums

Other appearances

Filmography

Equipment

  • Mackie d.2 Pro DJ Mixer
  • Shure M447 needles
  • Digitech Whammy 4 pedal
  • KP2 KAOSS Pad 2 digital effect/controller
  • Line 6 PODxt Live Guitar Multi Effect Pedal Board
  • Roland DJ 1000, or 3000 10"
  • Sony MDR-V700DJ Headphones
  • Two Vestax PDX-2000 turntables
  • Vestax Pmc 07 pro d samurai mixer
  • Since feb. 2008 Sid now uses two technics SL1200MKII turntables

References

  1. ^ "Corey Taylor talks about Wilson's injury".
  2. ^ "DJ Starscream Biography". N20 Records. 2006-06-22. Retrieved 2007-12-23.
  3. ^ moviebuffwwc (2006-12-17). "New Compilation "The songs for Death Note the movie ~the Last name Tribute~" (20/12 OUT)". JPop News. Retrieved 2007-12-23.
  4. ^ "Nu Riot". JBook. Retrieved 2007-12-21.
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